"Why are all the words sticking together?"

Priceless Department: On Zoetrope, Sue O'Neill posts this note about her father's attempt to reply to his first email (here with Sue's permission):

When Dad was 80, we hooked him up with a Mac. I remember when he got his first email message, from my sister in St. Paul, and pushed the "reply" button. He was so excited.

A minute passed, then I heard him say, "SUSAN???" He only called me by my proper name when he was pissed or generally unhappy, so I rushed up and hung over his shoulder.

"Why are all the words sticking together?" he asked.

So...I showed him how the Space Bar works.

Comments

[annie]

i love it :) i gotta get my mother online!